Applying control-joint filler demands balancing hardness to transfer loads, flexibility to move with the slabs and application timing to minimize tearing. A control joint (or contraction joint) is ...

There are many possible causes of joint deterioration, the most common of which are joints that were never filled, joints filled with a joint “sealant” or insufficiently rigid joint filler, and joints ...

A former owner had wallpapered the ceiling of my bathroom. I’ve scraped it off but in places, the plaster has come off all the way down to the cement. To patch it, should I use joint compound or ...